Jar-cover.



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JAR covqan. APPLICATION PILBD D30. 11, 1902.

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min e s s 'e s GLawQ UNITED STATES i atented October 13, 1903.

THEODORE A. SCHMIDT, OF ST. PATlL, MINNESOTA;

JAR-COVER.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 741,595, datd October 13, 19032 Application filed December 11, 1902. Serial No. 134,755. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, THEODORE A. SCHMIDT,

a citizen of the United States of America, and

a resident of St. Paul, in the county of Ramsey and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in J ar- Oovers, of which the following-is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in jar-covers, audhas for its object a simple, effective, and inexpensive cover for receptacles.

This invention permits easy access to the contents of jars, crooks, or other receptacles without removing the cover; and it consists,

specifically,-of a disk formed with an annular.

flange, a segmental opening, and a groove near its periphery, a swinging segment pivdetail sectional view of thecover, showing the frame for holding a label or price-card.

In the drawings let A represent the cover, which consists of a disk 2, made of thin metal or other suitable material and formed with a circular flange on its outer edge at 3. Acircular channel 4 is formed by the ring 5 below the disk. This ring is fastened by soldering or other suitable means at 6 on the flange 3. A segmental opening is at B, and the segmental plate 0 is pivoted at 7 on the inner wall of the disk. The outer edge of the plate works in the channel 4. A handle 8 is fastened at 9 to the plate 0 for closing the cover. The edge of the opening is notched at 10 to receive the handle 8 when the segmental plate is in open or closed position. Depending clamps D of any suitable number may be attached to the flange 3 by rivets 11 for fastening the cover securely on the jar E or other receptacle. These clamps may be of any suitable shape, and as shown are made of spring metal and curved outwardly at 12 to engage the shoulder 14 on the jar. The free ends of the clamps are preferably turned back at 13, so as to easily spring over the shoulder 14 when the cover is placed on the jar. By the construction above described sufficient space is provided on the surface of the jar. Obviously this construction of cover is adapted to display the contents of receptacles to good advantage.

I preferably use a frame Fon the cover,

together and to the cover.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to protect by Letters Patent, is-

1. A cover for receptacles, consisting of a disk, an annular flange on the outer edge of said disk, a ring fastened to said flange forming a circular channel below said disk, a segmental opening in said disk, a segmental cover for labeling the goods contained in the These bars are grooved at 17 for i plate working in said channel and pivoted near the center of said disk and adapted to close said opening, a handle on said plate for turning the same, notches in said disk for re ceiving said handle when said plate is opened or closed, and springclamps attached to said flange for fastening said cover on a receptacle.

2. A device of the class set forth, consisting of a disk, a channel near its periphery, a segmental opening in said disk, a segment adapted to work in said channel and close said opening,- a handle on said segment, and

notches in said disk for receiving said handle.

3.- Adevice of the class set forth, consisting in combination with a jar or other receptacle having a circular shoulder adjoining its mouth, of a disk,a flange around the edge of said disk, a ring around the inner face of said flange, spring-clamps depending from said flange and adapted to engage said shoulder for holdingsaid disk over the mouth of said receptacle, a segmental opening in said name to this-specification in the presence of disk, a segment working between said ring two subscribing witnesses.

and disk and adapted to close said opening,

a pivot connection centrally disposed between said disk and segment, and a handle on said Witnesses:

segment for turning the same. E. M. BOESEL,

In testimony whereof I have signed my F. G. BRADBURY.

THEODORE A. SCHMIDT. 

